Mainland takes action to crack down on online gambling

Macau VIP room gambling industry expected to be affected China has taken actions to investigate online gambling to help curb capital outflows, which has dealt a blow to the liquidity of Macau's casino VIP rooms. The industry pointed out that this investigation has dealt a blow to VIP business customers because customers have doubts about financing through gaming intermediaries. The report quoted Lin Jiguang, director of the Macau Gaming Intermediary Association, pointing out that the local VIP room business can never return to the revenue level of two years ago, unless the Chinese government can stop suppressing the VIP room business. The report also cited consulting companies that the Macau intermediary industry has been lingering for many years, and also cited the senior officials of Macau intermediary companies to point out that even though the Chinese government has not specifically targeted Macau's gaming industry itself, it has brought liquidity pressures for money launde...